This year we spent the day in
Barclay, NV. We all met at Grandma Grace’s at 8 am sharp! Grandma Grace gave us
a little bit of history in regards to our journey we were about to
endeavor. This was originally the journey
that Grandma Graces father Lenzi Sullivan took as a 12 year old boy. In the spring time each year Grandpa Lenzi
and his family would pack their wagon of their belongings and head to Barclay. Grandpa Lenzi would
pull the wagon while his family drove in their car. They would travel a
distance and then wait for Lenzi to arrive, the first day they made it from
Saint George to Diamond Valley. They stayed the night and would continue their travels;
they would make it to Mountain Meadow and stay another night. The next morning
they traveled to Holt’s ranch where they camped another night and continued on
to Barclay the following day. Once they reached their destination they would stay for 4-6 months and Grandpa Lenzi would help his father farm.
After Grandma's brief introduction we all headed for Barclay. Upon our arrival we placed coins on the railroad tracks and waited for the next train to come by and flatten them. We played on the swing and then headed over to a small pavilion behind the old school house. Grandma Grace then continued to tell us about the work Grandpa Lenzi did while on the farm, which wasn't something he enjoyed. We had lunch, took a tour of the old school house and came home. It was a fun day to spend with eachother!
After Grandma's brief introduction we all headed for Barclay. Upon our arrival we placed coins on the railroad tracks and waited for the next train to come by and flatten them. We played on the swing and then headed over to a small pavilion behind the old school house. Grandma Grace then continued to tell us about the work Grandpa Lenzi did while on the farm, which wasn't something he enjoyed. We had lunch, took a tour of the old school house and came home. It was a fun day to spend with eachother!
